Arslan Hane, Istanbul
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Arslan Hane was a Byzantine Eastern Orthodox church converted into a secular building by the Ottomans in Istanbul, Turkey. The Church was dedicated to Christ of the Chalke, after the image of the Savi
Miniature of the Hippodrome of Constantinople by Ottoman Miniaturist Matrakci Nasuh, appeared in 1536. The Arslan Hane is the large red-orange domed building with a terrace, just left of the blooming meadow (the former Hippodrome site) and right of the Hagia Sophia
The Great Palace of Constantinople, also known as the Sacred Palace, was the large imperial Byzantine palace complex located in the south-eastern end of the peninsula today making up the Fatih distric
Arslan Hane, Istanbul
…Chalke Gate. This building, whose name stems possibly from its doors or tiles made with bronze (in Greek chálkeos), was the monumental vestibule of the Great Palace of Constantinople. The desecrated church, already heavily damaged by fire, was demolished in 1804. The structure was located in Istanbul, in the district…
A virtual image of Constantinople in the Byzantine era, looking from south to north. The Boukoleon Palace is in the foreground. Behind it, the Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus, the Great Palace, the Magnaura (Senate) and (further behind) the Hagia Sophia are visible. The Hippodrome is prominently visible at left.
A scene from the scroll border of the Great Palace Mosaic, a mosaic floor of scenes from daily life and mythology in a hall of yet unidentified uses and controversial date.
One of the piers from the Great Palace, now in the courtyard of the Istanbul Archaeological Museums
Remains of the Great Palace of Constantinople